title: Carbene-stabilized diphosphorus.
abstract: The potassium graphite reduction of L:PCl3 leads to the formation of carbene-stabilized diphosphorus molecules, L:P-P:L, 1 (L: = :C{N(2,6-Pri2C6H3)CH}2) and 2 (L: = :C{N(2,4,6-Me3C6H2)CH}2), respectively. The nature of the bonding in 1 and 2 was delineated by DFT computations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and the Center for Computational Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556, USA.
authors.forename: Yuzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yaoming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Pingrong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: R Bruce
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Henry F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Paul v R
authors.initials: Pv
authors.lastname: Schleyer
authors.forename: Gregory H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D048289:Imidazolidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D048289:Imidazolidines; C030011:carbene; D010758:Phosphorus; D008697:Methane